The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Centre have signed an agreement for a $110-million loan to improve urban services, including water supply, in Jammu and Srinagar.

High incidence of Hepatitis A in two grama panchayats

A study conducted by the district unit of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project into the reported high incidence of Hepatitis A infection in Thrikovilvattam and Mayyanad grama panchayats on the outskirts of Kollam city found that the disease spread from a common source-contaminated pipeline water supplied by the Kerala Water Authority. Ninety-two persons of Thrikovilvattam and 27 of Mayyanad were diagnosed with the disease last week.

Hyderabad: Has the famous hospitality of Hyderabad gone for a toss due to water scarcity in the city? This seems true in the case of a large number of families who have asked their relatives and friends not to visit them this summer and only reach here after the monsoon hits the city.

Shortage of drinking water supply has compelled many families in the state capital to politely turn down requests for a vacation visit by their relatives as many borewells have dried up and the duration of piped water supply has also been reduced.

The amount will be spent to sink 59 borewellsin different parts of the town

The Erode Corporation has received a sum of Rs. 1.70 crore from the State government to improve the water supply provisions and ensure adequate supply to the residents in the town.

SRINAGAR: Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Sham Lal Sharma has called upon the Engineers to formulate durable water supply schemes after certifying the source of water so that thes

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) will spend Rs 462.50 crore on improving connectivity between places in the city and will first aim at completing work on the ring roads.

With the water supply shrinking in the city with the arrival of summer, the Himachal Pradesh government is planning to launch over Rs 500 crore scheme to ensure regular supply of water to the peopl

All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) has launched a campaign against the acute crisis of potable water in the city and trans-Yamuna area.

Vadodara:The Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) has demanded that Gujarat be declared drought affected and has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the drought-affected areas of Gujarat